So the Republican Party has historically blocked:
-Paid sick leave
-Paid family & medical leave
-Universal childcare
-Universal pre-K
-Expanded Child Tax Credit
-Programs to support reproductive health
And they're wondering why more people aren't having children?
I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial but will be. If you are a Christian, you can support border control and immigration being legal vs illegal. You CANNOT celebrate deportations and get off on the cruelty, and be a real Christ follower. Period
Of course advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
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Hurrah for Ukraine!
BREAKING
President Zelensky rejects the Trump regime's ultimatum regarding the ceding of Crimea to the Russian Federation.
"There is nothing to discuss—this lies outside our Constitution. This is our territory, the land of the Ukrainian people. This will NOT happen."
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"Where will the old-school liberals go?"
I'm starting to think that "old-school liberalism" (meaning more or less: commitment to the rule of law and to civil liberties, free markets, tolerance of opposing viewpoints, proceduralism etc) is an outgrowth of Protestantism or at least was only made possible by societies rooted in Christianity, patriotism and communal norms/values.
Not that I'm in any way pimping for Christianism, but when you think of Joseph Henrich's WEIRDest People in the World (Wes…
I don't think you are wrong on the merits, but I have to hold out hope that the old school liberal and liberal values will survive. At the moment my right wing friends are more sympathetic to freedom of speech, etc. I think that classic liberalism will never be in power, because it's values are always held by those without a hegemonic control over politics and culture.
"I think that classic liberalism will never be in power, because it's values are always held by those without a hegemonic control over politics and culture."
this is a great insight, thanks.
